Time to upgrade your #Python versions! 🐍🛡️ 3.14.8, 3.13.16, 3.12.15, 3.11.17, and 3.10.22 were just published and contain significant security fixes (8 CVEs) including 1 critical and 2 high severity fixes. Thanks to the PSRT and RMs for coordinating. blog.python.org/2026/10/pyth... #security

Python 3.10.22, 3.11.17, 3.12.15, 3.13.16 and 3.14.8 are now available! | Python Insider

Security updates across Python 3.10–3.14, the final maintenance release of 3.13, and a farewell to Python 3.10.

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I just optimized PyFloat_PackN() C functions in Python using __builtin_bswapN() to swap bytes. Problem: GCC does crash and clang miscompiles the 16-bit function which uses _Float16 on IBM s390x! GCC bug report: bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi... clang bug report: github.com/llvm/llvm-pr...

I've just published 10 blog posts detailing the #Python Language Summit 2026. The Language Summit was held in Kraków, Poland and included discussions about free-threading, #Rust, garbage collectors, and type annotations. Please enjoy and thank you for your patience: blog.python.org/2026/09/lang...

Reminder: We're currently hiring for several roles across the team. Join the Sovereign Tech Agency and help shape the digital infrastructure of the 21st century: #Hiring #OpenSource #PublicInterestTech #DigitalSovereignty 1/

🐍📩 frozendict, pytest Plugins, re.prefixmatch(), and More at Pycoders Weekly Issue 753 pycoders.com/issues/753

PSA: Next week Python 3.15 comes out. This means Python 3.13 will stop receiving bug fixes and end of October this year Python 3.10 will be EOL, Python 3.11 will have one more year until EOL, etc. See -> devguide.python.org/versions/

Hugo van Kemenade@hugovk.dev · 2w ago

One week until Python 3.15.0 final!! hugovk.dev/next-release/ What are you most looking forward to? docs.python.org/3.15/whatsne... #Python #python315

✍️ New post on finding big files with Zsh’s glob qualifiers adamj.eu/tech/2026/09... #Zsh

Zsh: find the largest files with the (OL) glob qualifier - Adam Johnson

Got a directory that you want to tidy up bloat from? Whether you’re trying to find bad build artifacts in your work repository or clear out old cat videos from your home directory, Zsh’s (OL) glob qua...

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The lovely folks from @rust-lang.org pinged me in a mutual security discussion channels about these ongoing attacks: There's no reason attackers wouldn't do the same to maintainers of Python projects. Report weirdness to security@python.org so we can alert others if needed. #python #security

Be alert: targeted attacks on prominent Rustaceans | Rust Blog

Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

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Rust Language@rust-lang.org · 3w ago

⚠️ We believe that there is an ongoing campaign targeting owners of popular crates and rust-lang team members that is attempting to compromise devices and accounts in order to use them to publish malware. See our blog post for details: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/17/t...

Two weeks until Python 3.15.0 final! hugovk.dev/next-release/ #Python #python315

Python Tip #257 (of 365): Consider "import datetime as dt". 🧵 The fact that the datetime module and the datetime class are spelled the same way is VERY confusing. #Python #DailyPythonTip

📣📣 ATTN PSF Voting Members: The 2026 PSF Board election vote closes tomorrow, September 15th- but don't wait, go vote today! If you affirmed your intention to vote in this year's election or voted last year, check your email for voting instructions 🗳️ #Python pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

The 2026 PSF Board Election is Open!

It’s time to cast your vote! Voting for the 2026 PSF Board Election is open starting today Tuesday, September 1st, 2:00 pm UTC, through Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00 pm UTC. 

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We're deprecating the IM ("IFUNC Image Memory") plugin from @pillow.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy, with a two-year deprecation rather than the usual one-year. pillow.readthedocs.io/en/latest/de... More info: mastodon.social/@hugovk/1172... #Python #Pillow #PythonPillow #deprecation

Deprecations and removals

This page lists Pillow features that are deprecated, or have been removed in past major releases, and gives the alternatives to use instead. Deprecated features: Below are features which are consid...

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🗳️ I've voted in @ThePSF@fosstodon.org board election! 🗳️ And in the inaugural Packaging Council election! 🗳️ Remember to vote! #Python #PSF #election #packaging #PackagingCouncil #vote

📣📣 ATTN PSF Voting Members: The inaugural Python Packaging Council election vote closes next Tuesday, September 15th- but don't wait, go vote today! If you affirmed your intention to vote, check your email for voting instructions 🗳️ #Python pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/09/inau...

Inaugural Python Packaging Council Election: Voting is now open!

It’s time to cast your vote! Voting for the inaugural 2026 Python Packaging Council (PPC) Election is open now through September 15 at 2:00 pm UTC.

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Do you know your regular expressions in Python? Do you know the unusual thing re.match() does? Or what soft deprecation is? I've written about the changes coming up in Python 3.15 to help clear things up a bit. hugovk.dev/blog/2026/so... #Python #python315 #SoftDeprecation #regex

Soft-deprecating re.match()

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I wrote up a #PyPI incident report for some install-time issues experienced a few of weeks ago by some users, and what was changed. blog.pypi.org/posts/2026-0...

Incident Report: File Hosting Errors - The Python Package Index Blog

For two weeks in August 2026, some PyPI users hit intermittent 502 and 503 errors downloading files. Here's what was happening, and what we changed.

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Maintain an open source project? YOU can help test the next release of Python. It is really helpful to catch bugs and other issues before we release!

Hugo van Kemenade@hugovk.dev · last mo.

Here's how to join the cool testers' club! 😎 hugovk.dev/blog/2026/he... #Python #Python315 #GitHub #GitHubActions

Here's how to join the cool testers' club! 😎 hugovk.dev/blog/2026/he... #Python #Python315 #GitHub #GitHubActions

Help test Python 3.15!

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Hugo van Kemenade@hugovk.dev · last mo.

🐍🚀 Out now: final Python 3.15 release candidate! 😎 It's your last chance to help before the big day on 1st Oct! How? 💡 Try out new features 💡 Test your project 💡 Add 3.15 to your CI 💡 Library maintainer? Upload wheels 🐞 Report bugs! discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1... #Python #Python315 #release

We've added an AI policy to the @stronglang.bsky.social blog: stronglang.wordpress.com/ai-policy/

Core Dispatch #10 is out! 🐍 This edition, we’ve got five new PEPs, RISC-V joining CPython’s tier 3 platforms, PSF Board and Packaging Council nominee AMAs, and nine EuroPython talks on Python core development! coredispatch.xyz/editions/10

Core Dispatch #10

Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers August 5 through August 27, 2026. Python 3.12.14, 3.11.16, and 3.10.21 shipped on August 12. Next up…

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🇪🇺🐍📽️ The EuroPython videos are all out! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Reply with your picks and let's build a thread of recommendations! #EuroPython #PyCon #Python

EuroPython 2026 - YouTube

Welcome to EuroPython 2026, held in Kraków, Poland from 13 - 19 July 2026! Here are all the videos for the conference, brought to you by the EuroPython 2026 ...

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🐍🇰🇷🏃‍♂️ Thanks to all the sprinters for contributing to #CPython, and to @corona10.bsky.social for running this with me! #PyConKorea #PyConKorea2026 #PyConKR #PyConKR2026 #MakeItHappy #PyCon #Python

Donghee Na@corona10.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today we held a CPython sprint in Seoul at PyCon Korea. Participants created 19+ PRs in one day, with many first-time contributors. Huge thanks to the @europython.eu sprint material contributors, and to @hugovk.dev for mentoring and supporting everyone throughout the day!

Nice! Node.js 26 and Python 3.15 are now available as preview runtimes on AWS Lambda, allowing us to test releases ahead of time. aws-news.com/article/2026...

Introducing public preview runtimes on AWS Lambda, starting with Node.js 26 and Python 3.15

AWS Lambda introduces public preview runtimes for Node.js 26 and Python 3.15, allowing developers to test pre-GA language versions and provide feedback…

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Wrote a blog post about what gaps exist which prevent having reproducible builds for Python. snarky.ca/whats-missin... This came to me while writing my nomination statement for the PPC.

What's missing to have reproducible builds on PyPI

While writing the section of my 2026 Python Packaging Council (PPC) nomination on secure supply chain, I realized that one thing related to having a secure supply chain that we lack is a defined way t...

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Fun first day at #PyConKorea, hearing how they're not only building but sustaining communities: 🐍 @corona10.bsky.social building a language support team 🐍Luna building Seoul PyLadies 🐍 Jiwoo Oh, Jiyoung Hwang & Juyeong Lee jumping right into open-source #PyConKorea2026 #MakeItHappy #Python

We’re #hiring a Program Manager to lead our #SovereignTechResilience Program! In this role, you’ll take hands-on ownership of one of our key programs dedicated to protecting critical #opensource infrastructure: security audits, memory safety, and post-quantum encryption readiness. (1/3)

A little blogpost I wrote about my book! channelviewpublications.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/e...

Exploring how the Justice System Treats Irish Sign Language Users and Irish Speakers

This month we are publishing Access to Justice for Minority Language Communities by Gearóidín McEvoy. In this post the author explains how her interest in Irish Sign Language users and Irish speake…

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Forget* Python 3.15 (don't forget it, please test!), the first PEP for Python 3.16 has been accepted: PEP 828 – Supporting ‘yield from’ in asynchronous generators, by Peter Bierma peps.python.org/pep-0828/ #Python #Python316 #PEP828

PEP 828 – Supporting ‘yield from’ in asynchronous generators | peps.python.org

This PEP introduces support for yield from in an asynchronous generator function:

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I couldn't help but get a bit excited reading those features/changes for 3.15

Savannah Ostrowski@savannah.dev · 2mo ago

3.15 RC 1 IS OUT discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1...

3.15 RC 1 IS OUT discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1...